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Example sentences for: projectile

How can you use “projectile” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

point-blank In ballistics, a weapon fired point-blank is one whose sights are aimed directly at a target so that the projectile speeds to its destination in a flat trajectory.
The key evidence, according to a co-author of the report: 1) A red residue on the plane's seats has "chemical elements consistent with solid missile fuel" and 2) a government radar tape supposedly shows a fast projectile on a collision course with the plane.
The key evidence cited in the report: 1) a red residue on the plane's seats showing "chemical elements consistent with solid missile fuel" and 2) a government radar tape showing a fast projectile on a collision course with the plane.
Patrick has correctly identified a masterpiece of spiterature: literature as a projectile of spit, composed in the spirit of spite.
Or take two of the most popular verbs we use to describe somebody who has been dismissed from the job— fired and discharged . Both are metaphors that compare the unfortunate victim to a projectile shot out of a gun or cannon.